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It is cold and dark. \u00a0Do I really want to roll out of bed and workout? Most days I force myself to get up and out the door. \u00a0It is hard though. \u00a0The alarm goes off at 5:15 and I have almost no margin of error with timing to get my workout done and be home before Christy leaves for work. \u00a0We can’t leave little Nadia alone \u00a0now can we?<\/p>\n

There are probably a million reasons to not workout. \u00a0The three biggest obstacles facing me each day as I train for Buffalo are time, motivation, and my foot\/leg.<\/p>\n

Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nadia and I have to be on the bus at 7:17AM to get her to daycare and me to work on time. \u00a0We arrive home between 5:15 and 6:15pm depending on the day of the week and assuming I don’t have any other meetings or events to go to. \u00a0Nadia rides in a backpack and on a normal day we walk 2.25 miles to and from the bus stops. Christy gets home between 5:30 and 6:30 depending on the day. \u00a0We are just starting to get more daylight on both ends of my day. \u00a0 Depending on the morning Christy leaves at either 6 or 7am.<\/p>\n

We worked out a solution that on the mornings she works at 7am I am able to go to the pool or on a run. \u00a0But that means getting up at 5:15 and not hitting the snooze button. \u00a0This makes for some long days. \u00a0To get 8 hours of sleep on a regular basis this would mean going to bed around 9pm. \u00a0This doesn’t happen very often and so after several days I’m exhausted. \u00a0So maybe the barrier to overcome is sleep<\/strong>. \u00a0I need more sleep and then I’ll find more time.<\/p>\n

Motivation<\/strong><\/p>\n

As noted above it is hard to get up at 5:15. \u00a0Maybe it is a lack of sleep that is pulling me down and not a lack of motivation. \u00a0At 5:16 in the morning it is hard to think about hitting the trainer or getting dressed for the gym or an outdoor run. \u00a0Hitting the snooze is so much easier. \u00a0How can I overcome this lack of motivation at 5:15?? I’m following a training plan with a goal in sight. \u00a0Does the biggest factor hark back to sleep?<\/p>\n

Foot\/Leg<\/strong><\/p>\n

My left leg and foot still have pain over half the time. \u00a0Not usually while working out, but later in the day or the next. \u00a0Usually rolling them out will\u00a0relieve the ache for most of the day, but by evening time my foot usually hurts again. \u00a0I’ve decided to train through it and persevere.<\/p>\n

I would say these are the three obstacles that I’m working to overcome. \u00a0What obstacles are impacting your training? Any tips for me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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